| It becomes a touchstone, something that people can refer to, use as a shorthand and take as a common foundation. |
| A particular touchstone of this counterculture was jazz, particularly bebop, and its association with African American culture. |
| Part religious ritual, part dance, this is the zikr, a touchstone of Chechen culture. |
| This attitude comes mostly from the idea that American middle-class values are the touchstone from which all else should be judged. |
| The touchstone sound is hip hop, but Martin has dropped the rap for a jazz scat style which recalls British singer Cleveland Watkiss. |
| Such an evaluation of gold jewellery is done by a goldsmith with the help of a touchstone. |
